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Glaxo Group Limited

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Official record Companies House · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 28

  1. Julie Belita Brown 2023-2025 Director View profile
  2. Iain James Mackay 2019-2023 Director View profile
  3. Simon Paul Dingemans 2011-2019 Director View profile
  4. Paul Frederick Blackburn 2005-2016 Director View profile
  5. Julian Spenser Heslop 2001-2011 Director View profile
  6. James Michael Thomas Cochrane 1995-2001 Director View profile
  7. Sean Patrick Lance 1994-1997 Director View profile
  8. Sir Paul Girolami 1993-1994 Director View profile
  9. Sir Richard Brook Sykes 1993-2002 Director View profile
  10. John Mulock Hignett 1993-1993 Director View profile
  11. Ando, Goran Albert Torstensson, Doctor 1993 Director View profile
  12. Franz Bernhard Humer 1993 Director View profile
  13. Jeremy Alan Watkin Strachan 2000 Director View profile
  14. Geoffrey Potter 1993 Director View profile
  15. Paul Martin Williams 1993 Director View profile
  16. Stanley Clive Challoner 1993 Director View profile
  17. Dr Francis Joseph Pinto 1993 Director View profile
  18. John David Coombe 2005 Director View profile
  19. Eaves, Terence, Doctor 1993 Director View profile
  20. James Clifford Youmans 1993 Director View profile
  21. Dr Graham Joseph Blaker 1993 Director View profile
  22. Christopher Adam 1993 Director View profile
  23. Ernest Mario 1993 Director View profile
  24. Richard James Stephens 2003-2007 Secretary View profile
  25. Simon Michael Bicknell 2001-2011 Secretary View profile
  26. Stephen John Cowden 1996-2001 Secretary View profile
  27. Nicholas Guy Usher Morris 1993-1996 Secretary View profile
  28. Jonathan Laurence Patrick Hyde 1993 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

What it does
Activities of head offices
Incorporated
14/10/1935
Registered office
Stevenage

Ownership

Owned by (1) iOwned byIndividuals and companies registered as having significant control over this company, from the Companies House PSC (persons with significant control) register. People whose ownership could not be confirmed to one individual are not listed as confirmed owners.

Group

  1. Glaxo Group Limited is controlled by Glaxosmithkline Finance PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  2. Glaxosmithkline Finance PLC is controlled by Glaxosmithkline Holdings Limited
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register
  3. Glaxosmithkline Holdings Limited is controlled by GSK PLC
    Evidence
    active 75-100% shares, 75-100% voting, appoints directors · notified 2016-04-06 · source: Companies House PSC register

Ultimately controlled by GSK PLC.

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Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

1 directors on the board

10.8y median 10.8y
average tenure
10.8y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

Portfolio (1)

0
also govern a charity
1
left in the last 12 months
2
corporate seats

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Finance 6Professional services 4Business services 2Other services 2

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • A single director - no second pair of eyes on any decision

Where to look Suggested search: a second director to remove single-point control.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00305979
Status
Active
Type
Private Limited Company
Accounts next due
30/09/2027
Edition
Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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